10-20-12. There Is Only One Way To Enter Into The Presence of the Holy God.- Kevin’s blog
There Is Only One Way To Enter Into The Presence of the Holy God.
Kevin Jesmer 10-20-12
Hebrews 9:8-9…14
The Holy Spirit was showing by this that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still functioning. 9 This is an illustration for the present time, indicating that the gifts and sacrifices being offered were not able to clear the conscience of the worshiper. … 14 How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death,[c] so that we may serve the living God!” (NIV 2011)
“With strict instructions, God had Moses build a sanctuary for the people to worship God. To cleanse the people of their sin, once a year the high priest would enter the most holy place to offer blood for himself and the people’s sin. The Holy Spirit revealed that the way to God’s presence was not open under the old covenant because the sacrifices were not able to clear the conscience of the worshiper. The sacrifices only dealt with external regulations.” (UBF daily bread 10-20-12)
The way to enter the most holy place is cut off from those operating under the Old Testament. Actually if you think of the Most Holy Place being in the very presence of the Holy God, before his throne, then there is no way to enter that place, by any religion, not just Old Testament Judaism. We are sinners. God is holy. We cannot enter into God’s presence on our own. We just can not. Think of it on a lesser scale….if we went toWashington, we just cannot enter into the Oval Office of the President in any way that we want to. The only way we can enter into the Oval Office is to get a pass and become accepted by the security. Like wise, in order to come before the throne of God and stand in the presence of God, is to receive a “pass”. That pass is received when we are forgiven. Our forgiveness comes when we repent of our sins and put all of our faith, hope and trust in Jesus Christ. This reality is revealed when the curtain of the temple was torn in two when Jesus died on the cross. It was also revealed when theTemplewas burned and destroyed on 70 A.D. Any religion, outside of Jesus Christ, is obsolete and unable to get us before the throne of God. It is because no sacrifice is sufficient to bring about the complete forgiveness of our sins. Only the sacrifice of Jesus, the sinless Lamb of God, who suffered and died on the cross for our sins, can bring us there. Thank you Jesus for what you have accomplished through the cross.
This is not an easy lesson for people in a pluralistic society. People like to think that there are many paths to the top of the mountain and that any religion will take you there as long as you are a sincere adherent to the tenants of that religion. They think that their own goodness is enough reserve for them a place before the throne of God in the paradise of heaven. But the fact remains that we are not sincere adherents to our religions. We also have hurt many people in our quest for personal happiness. Our only real hope is Jesus Christ and his perfect sacrifice for us. Jesus is my only hope. My time to meet God face to face is fast approaching. One day I may get the “It’s cancer” diagnosis. I may simply drop to ground from a heart attack. I may be in a terrible traffic accident. Even if I make it to my 90’s, that is only 40-50 years away. That is not that long. May the whole world realize that Jesus is the only way.
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